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Stories to Amplify — May 12, 2025

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📋 Republicans Unveil Plan For Tax Breaks And Medicaid Cuts

  • House Republicans propose Medicaid cuts that could leave millions without healthcare access (Associated Press).

  • Republican tax plan estimated to cost $5 trillion over ten years, raising concerns about fiscal impact (Politico).

🧨 Struggling Trump Economy

  • Three-year inflation expectations reach highest level since 2022 in latest Federal Reserve survey (Bloomberg).

  • Small businesses crushed by tariff impacts with owners claiming “nobody in power seems to care” (Wall Street Journal).

  • US automakers furious at Trump’s UK trade deal that favors foreign luxury vehicles over domestic producers (New York Post).

🏛️ Trump’s Mad King Power Grab

  • Trump involved in discussions over suspending habeas corpus for immigrants, according to inside sources (CNN).

  • New Jersey mayor arrested at ICE detention center while protesting immigration policies (Associated Press).

  • Trump administration considers arrests for House Democrats following incident at ICE facility (Axios).

  • Trump makes exception for white South Africans in otherwise restrictive refugee policy (Washington Post).

💰 Corruption And Authoritarianism

  • Qatar in talks to gift new Air Force One to Trump administration, raising ethical concerns about foreign influence (Wall Street Journal).

  • Trump plans to focus on business deals, not geopolitics during upcoming Middle East trip (Washington Post).

  • Jared Kushner quietly advising Trump administration ahead of Middle East diplomatic visit (CNN).

✈️ Trump Is Making Us Less Safe: Aviation Safety

  • Radar screens at Newark airport went black again overnight, marking second major outage in recent weeks (ABC).

  • Another equipment failure impacts flights at Newark Liberty as system reliability concerns grow (CNN).

  • Flights could be disrupted across U.S., Transportation Secretary warns amid growing aviation safety concerns (New York Times).

🌪️ Trump Is Making Us Less Safe: Disasters

  • New FEMA head tells staff: “Don’t get in my way” in controversial first department-wide meeting (CBS).

  • Local officials brace for loss of disaster preparedness funding as federal support diminishes (New York Times).

  • FEMA cuts emergency training as hurricane season looms, raising concerns about disaster response capabilities (Reuters).